The Sword & Shield of Consciousness

In Sasoc Sights: Chris Nolan’s Batman’s Vajajay

This interview with Chris Nolan, director of the latest incarnation of the Batman movie franchise, is so supportive of my critique of this pathetic excuse for a crime-fighting hero that I am going to enjoy highlighting it in a ruthless and slow fashion. These movies, in which sadistic sub-human killers are enabled and encouraged and shown compassion by Batman and his vajayjay, are a disgrace and deserve no mercy when being deconstructed. They will get none here, but give me a few days for the next installment.

I think Heath managed to find the exact essence of the threat of the Joker and who he is: He’s being pounded in the face and he’s laughing and loving it. There’s nothing you can do. As he tells Batman, “You have nothing to do with all of your strength.” There’s this sort of impotence of the strong and the armored and the very muscular Batman; he’s very powerful, but there’s no useful way for this power to be exercised in this scene.

Congratulations, Chris Nolan, for admitting to the central, fatal flaw in your pathetic Batman movies: “…there’s this sort of impotence…”

You said it, not me — oh, hold on, I did say it, and I’m going to say it again, just you wait.

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OK Bucko, I am not going to stand by while Batman is dissed! =) Pathetic excuse for a crime fighting hero? I have a bit different viewpoint, Perhaps what you view as impotence I might view as morals and conviction. Batman is not an alien being (in all cases here with no green card) no he is an ordinary Joe on a mission, perhaps slightly twisted due to the loss of his parents as a child but never the less he is an equalizer for a city where crime seriously has the upper hand. Did I mention he has no super powers? He relies on technological gadgets and a wonderful array of them at that. He is hands on knowing the risks and yet still takes them. Not to mention his alter ego is notorious for his philanthropy. Back to the moral conviction. If you have read The Dark Knight returns there is no impotence because we are shown rather quickly as he purposely cripples a drug dealer as he has no mercy for the evil of our society. He works hard to stay above the criminal element and in this we see the story of hard work is how you succeed in life. He also relies on his own physical strength and no sticky hands, or wings, or skills of levitation. For him it is tools and physical conditioning.Cut the guy a break and enjoy him for all he has because it is closer to reality than superman and most of the other so called superheros from other worlds that did not take the proper steps to come to this country legally.

I appreciate your spirited defense (as I appreciate all of your comments!).
Other superheroes as illegal immigrants is absolutely hilarious, well played.

I take your points about Batman being just an ordinary Joe going up against thugs, but at least in the movie versions of him he cannot finish the job, and this for me is unforgivable. The Joker was one of the most haunting psychopathic killers ever portrayed in movies (with a high body count and with much sadism in the killings — a truly black soul), and yet Batman cannot allow him to fall all the way down to the pavement at the end of Dark Knight. Batman actually saves him. WTF!
If Jack Bauer had been there, Joker would have been pea soup on the pavement, which is as it should be. And if Hit Girl had been there? He would have been dead long before the fall.

Batman again fails to kill the joker but does paralyze him by breaking his neck. We also see batman defeat Superman in this book as the US government has sent Superman to kill Batman. Why? Because Batman has turned Gotham into the safest city in the country. The book is actually a roller coaster ride of twists and turns and touches on a Batman that was rarely ever seen but more of what I would expect the crime fighter to be. The artwork as well is above and beyond. That said the nemesis Joker is the perfect villain and therefore for so long killing him off was out of the question. That said I agree the impotence factor of being unwilling to take a life. That is the sad outcome of the dedicated crime fighter is he cannot take the final step into securing his legacy. But hands down I still believe him to be the best of the crime fighters.

After this scene who really wants to see the joker dead anyways? Such a huge loss.

I’m a little surprised you didn’t give me hell for my excitement over the new flick over at my blog! I think you have some incredibly valid points, but I still think you’re throwing the baby out with the bath water here. This series of films is a conservative gold mine. There are so many themes that reinforce what we believe it’s not even funny.